BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN GEOGRAPHY

METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY CONCENTRATION - EFFECTIVE SPRING 2008

For the Geography major, a minimum of 36 semester hours are required, with at least 18 semester hours at the 300 and 400 level. For minor requirements in this track, contact a Geography advisor. The Meteorology and Climatology Track focuses on the skills necessary to understand the impact of climate on the human and physical environments. Students have greater flexibility in this track to focus on a suite of courses that prepares the student for employment in broadcasting, consulting, forecasting, aviation, and myriad other areas. The Department recommends strongly that students take GEOG300 at the end of the sophomore or beginning of the junior year.
For details of the proposed new BS Meteorology program, click view new program.
Students should view and download the Department's 4-year Program guidelines, which detail suggested courses for students to take each semester in order to graduate in four years. You can also view online the course rotation schedule for Winter 2007 through Fall 2008.

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE 33 HOURS
Geography 100 or Geol 102 or GEOL 111 Earth Science 3 hours
Geography 101 OR Geography 110 Human Geography (101) OR World Regional Geography (110) 3 hours
Geography 121 Meteorology 3 hours
Geography 300 Geographic Research Methods 3 hours
Geography 316 Fundamentals of GIS (old 217) 4 hours
Geography 391 Data Analysis and Interpretation 3 hours
Geography 422 Physical Climatology 4 hours
Geography 424 Weather Analysis (424) 3 hours
Geography 426 Applied Climatology (426) 3 hours
Geography 475 OR Geography 495 Internship, Study Abroad, or Research Project 3 hours
Geography 499 Professional Preparation 1 hour
CONCENTRATION ELECTIVES CHOOSE FROM MINIMUM 3 HOURS
Geography 122 Aviation Meteorology 3 hours
Geography 222 Observational and Analytical Met. 3 hours
Geography 310 Hydrology 3 hours
Geography 328 Biogeography 3 hours
Geography 416 Advanced Remote Sensing 3 hours
Geography 325 Meteorological Instrumentation 3 hours
Geography 429 Broadcast Meteorology 3 hours
Geography 455 Global Climate Change 3 hours
ADDITIONAL COURSE REQUIREMENTS* 8.5 HOURS
Physics 201 College Physics I 4 hours
Mathematics 126 Calculus and Analytical Geometry I 4.5 hours

* (**) Additional Course Requirements are NOT part of the 36-hour geography major . They are outside corequisites required for this track.

Other Requirements: Students who wish to major in Geography are also encouraged to take the University Freshman Seminar Course, GEOG 175 for Geography and Geology Majors. See any Geography advisor for more information on this course.

For more information about this track, contact your geography advisor, visit the Department office (EST 304), or call (270) 745-4555.

To send an email message to request more information, just click on: david.keeling@wku.edu

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This page last updated on 11/14/07.